What a temperature rating actually tells you
A rating on a label is a starting point, not a promise. CHILL-BLOC® coveralls carry a manufacturer-stated rating of −50°F and the Coldshield gloves are stated to −25°F.…
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Dressing for a shift in cold storage
Cold storage is its own problem. The temperature does not change with the weather, the shift is long, and you step in and out of it all day.
Layering under insulated coveralls
Coveralls are the outer layer. What goes underneath decides whether they work.
Choosing gloves you can still work in
The warmest glove is useless if it comes off every time you need to do something.
Sizing a crew from one order
Kitting out ten or more people is a different job from buying for yourself.
High-visibility in low light and cold
Winter shifts run in the dark at both ends. Yards, docks and sites with moving equipment need the operator to see you well before they need to stop.
Parka or jacket: which one for the job
Both keep you warm. They do it over different lengths of time and different amounts of movement.
Washing insulated workwear without wrecking it
Insulation fails from neglect far more often than from wear.
Why extremities go first
When the body gets cold it protects the core, narrowing the blood vessels at the skin and in the hands and feet. That is why fingers and ears…
Base layers: the cheapest warmth you can buy
A base layer costs a fraction of a rated outer garment and changes more about how a cold shift feels.